South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-06-17

ly with the extreme element Of hi,
party. whose only idea or policy of
presidential campaign 10 . fighting
over OF the war at each recurreut cleo
ton, with whom his recent bloody :
shirt speeches in the West have gained
him much favor. Between bi and
Mr.. Blaine there is not much for de N.
Gratis 70 choose.
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TEN Thousand persons par,icip ated
in the Confederate memorial services
at stanton, Va. whore speeches we're
made by Gen. w. w. Averill, Gov.
Lee and others. The attentions shown
Gen. Averill. q distinguished Union
cavalry officer during the war, (but
not one of tue Sheridan school, by the
way,) by Gov. Lee and the citizen Q
Of Staunton. while he was IN t:,at city
in attendance upon the exercises of
memorial day. were such rs any Goa.
federate general might have been
proud TO receive. Gov. Lee express,
ed himself as delighted with meeting
him. and once more renewing their
old acquaintance and friendship, which
dates back to their college days; they
rode in the same carriage to the Gem
etery where the Confederate soldiers
are buried, and together were enter
tanned by the most prominent cili-
zens of the place, who We'd with each
other in extending to the Northern
cavalry chief degree of oil Virginia
hospitality which but few Union gen.
erals would receive, and which Gen.
Ave,ill could hardly have expecte d.
And vet our Northern friends un-
ceasingly proclaim that the people of
! the South are nothing but a set Of
"rebels" still constantly re-opening
old woun Is made by the war. and in
favor OF geographic division Of par.
ties!
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Ii Queen Victoria live till Mon.
day, she will then havo completed the
fiItieth year of her reign. Before her
day there were but three English SOW
ereigus who lived to the fiftieth an
niversary Oftheir assumption of tho
royal title. Strang- ly enough, each
of these nonarcds was the lhirl OF
his name. They were: Henry the
Third, l217-l272; Edward the
Third. l327-1377; aud Geo ge the
Third, 1900 1920. II Georse the
! Third had lived nine months longer
lie would have been King of England
for sixty years. AS during the mi
nority OF Henry the Third and the in
sanity Of George the Third their pla.
ces in the STATE had been taken by
regents, Victo ia has actually been
! sovereign of England longer than any
Of her pred, cessors except Edward
the Third, an exception which will
cease to be one If the Queen lives but
a few months longer. Her reign has
been one OF the longest aud ablest in
the history OF Eng land, and the Gu eon
herself, as the mother of nine children
aud the grandmother OF thirty five
may be said TO have an assured pros
pect OF being succeed ed upon the
throne by members of her family for
a long time TO come.
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MANY years have passed since we
have seen as extensive preparations
for the cele bration of tho Fourth Of
July as are making now. In this
matter, Philadelphia seems to be TAX
ing the lo i, and the exercises COM
memofativc Of the birth OF the nation
are TO he conducted on a truly i'm
mcnse scale there. In many cities
and towns Of the southern and YES
tern States, also, unusually grand and
imposing ceremonies will mark the
observance Of The ll1tb ami .ersary
OF the signing Of the Declaration of
Independence.
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SOME time ego the Memphis Eve
ming Scimiter sent out circular letters
to the leading newspapers of Alsba-
una, Arkansas, Missi 'sippi, L ,uisiana.
Tennessee and Texas putting the fCl-
lowing query: "In view Of Presi LEM
Clevelauds pocket veto OF the river
and hsrbor bill, do you favor his re-.
nomination by the Democratic party
in 1888 ?" Thirty-fiye replies were
received. OF those, twenty seven
we're in tue aft native, six in the nc.
gaLive and two non.committal.
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The bar Of Lexington, Va, has
passed resolutions requesting tho
President TO appoint the Hon j. Ran
dolph fucker TO the vacancy on the
I Supreme Court bench.
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